George M. Merrick
# George M. Merrick

George Martin Merrick (February 2, 1883 - December 16, 1964) was an American writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace.

## Early life

George Merrick was the son of Michael Merrick, a French-born laborer (in the 1900 US census), and Mary Merrick, a Canadian immigrant.

## Career

Merrick wrote, directed and produced many movies, among them:

* The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) co-director
* Rough Riding Ranger (1935) producer, writer
* Pals of the Range (1935) producer, co-writer
* Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) producer, co-writer
* Custer's Last Stand (1936) serial; editor
* The Mysterious Pilot (1937) serial; writer
* The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) serial; producer, writer
* Secrets of a Model (1940) editor
* City of Missing Girls (1941) producer
* I'll Sell My Life (1941) producer
* Miss V from Moscow (1942) producer
* A Yank in Libya (1942) producer
* The Dawn Express (1942) producer
* Submarine Base (1943) writer
* Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
* Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
* The White Gorilla (1945) producer
* Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)

## Work with Frank Buck

In 1937, Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace, and film editor of Buck's 1944 movie Tiger Fangs.

